women empowerment

This year, many people have decided to celebrate the festival of Durga Puja with a theme of women empowerment. Several pandals have been set up to depict the true essence of goddess Durga and women power.

Seven polling booths in Gaya will be headed by all-women teams during assembly elections this time. From the booth in charge, to the web cam-operator, every official will be a woman.

With an increasing number of gender crimes, individuals and organizations have taken matters into their own hands. Here is how they all are doing their bit. Know more about various initiatives which are creating an impact.

Selvi was married at an early age of 14. She thought her life will be the same like several other girls who are victims of abuse. But then she decided to change it all. This is how she transformed her life.

When women like Jyosana and Sumitra had lost all hopes of a better life, local Panchayat and SHGs jumped in to support them and made sure they got their right place in their homes and society. This is how localised interventions are helping women of Odisha.

While many places in India still face gender-based violence, this village in Madhya Pradesh, where men were regularly beating their wives, now has them helping women in their household chores. Here's how the transformation slowly but surely took place.

Rekha Kalindi, an 11 year old girl, raised her voice against forced marriage. She was tortured and even starved by her mother but she didn't give up. Here's an excerpt from the book, The Strength to Say No: One Girl's Fight against Forced Marriage, that chronicles her brave actions and how she fought against everyone to continue her studies.

One woman is a teacher, makes teaching aids, talks to women, helps women in running their own little company, provides low cost sanitary pads to rural women and much more. Swati proves that superwomen do exist.

A village that heralds change, a panchayat that celebrates women, and the “selfie with daughter” idea that made national headlines…what’s not to love about Bibipur, Haryana?

While in many tribal areas women are mostly restricted to their home, these girls are on their way to wipe away the scourge of malnutrition from their community forever. From being vulnerable to becoming changemakers, these women have come a long way.